Lift-jack for automobiles.



J. H. BURKHOLDER. LIFT JACK FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLIGAIION FILED MAR. 11, 1910.

1,004,741 Patented 0013.3,1911.

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LIFT JACK FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1910.

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JOHN H. BURKHOLDEB, OI" ASHLANZD OH IO.

LIFT-JAG]: FOR AUTOMOBILES.

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that 1, Joan HtBURKHOLDER, citizen of the United States, residing at Ashland, in the county of Ashland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lift-Jacksfor Automobiles, of which'thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to-improvements inlift jacks for vehicles, and whilethejack' shown and-described herein isadapted to be used as other lift jacks generally are, it is =more especially intended toserve as a rest for'resting pneumatic tires on machines as they stand idle in barn or garage, all substantially as shown and described and par ticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the'accompanying drawin s, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the jack s own as engaged beneath What may be assumed to be the hub of an automobile wheel= and showing the wheel raised from thefloor. Fig. 2

is an inside elevation of the jackwith the.

wheel more or less in dotted lines. Fig. 3 shows a wheel and the'jack sidewise under the hub instead of frontwise as in Fig.".1, and Fig. 4 is-a direct front view of Fig.3, showing the parts in osition to raise the wheel. Fig. 5 is an e e-vation partially in section of the parts-substantially as-seen in Fig. 4 but much enlarged. Fig. 6 is across section of Fig. 5 on line w-w. i

As thus shown S represents the standard or upright supportin which, on account 0% the special uses for which this jack is intended, should possibly have a wider base than might be deemed desirable for common lift-jacks, and said standard is otherwise provided with. lateral flanges 2 appositely along its front edge and an arm or projection 3 at its rear and top to engage the handle C. The operating parts of the jack are mounted on said standard and comprise a lift bar or member A, having ratchet teeth on its outer edge, a yoke. and an operating handle C, thus constituting practically a four-part structure with a rest or hub supporting head or member D pivotally or rotatably mounted in a lateral projection or bracket portion a from lift-bar A, and which resembles an arm extending outward or rearward from the top of said member A. The said rojection or arm a is shown as having a pre erably somewhat tapered bor'e or hole vertically in its Specification of Letters-Patent. Applicatiomfiledzlarch-ll, 1910. Ser1a 1*11o.=548,'717.

member of the jack Patented Oct. 3,.19151.

stem d of said rest- D in a swiveled or' rotaturned to andesired position rotarily ac= cording to the placed to make thelift. The said lift member A has ratchet teeth 5 in its outer edge inner edge bent inward laterally behind the side flanges or heads 2 of the standard and slidably engaged thereon, and a cotter pin in the-webbing" in the top of standard S after said member A hasbe'en slid-down thereon over said flanges'to prevent accidental withdrawal of said member in use; This conbut keeps themtogether for all working purposes;

Thestandard S has the arm orextension 3 at itstop' and sid'e'with handle or lever G pivoted thereon, and said handleor lever has a bifurcated" extremity 8- at an obtuse angle to the'body thereof wholly outside its pivot 4: and constituting substantially a crank handle or lever, and the" upper end said bifurcated or crank portion 8. Other- W1se said yoke is swung over both the standand hangs at an inclination from its pivot in supporting position and connection with said ratchet teeth 5.

Now, observing more closely than in the foregoing the relationship of the yoke and handle and lift member A, it will be seen, -.Fig. 1, that when the parts are in standing position, as when supportingawheel, the lever or handle hangs down close to the standard and against stop 9 atits top at sition the handle has carried the pivot 10 of the yoke thereon across or outward beyond pivot 4 on bracket 3 a suflicient distance-to throw the lever over the dead center at least so far that now the pull on the yoke tends'to draw the handle toward the standard rather than away from it. Of course with such construction no other means are required to fix the parts in a position of rest with a load on the jack, and such position is easily-chosen when thejack is placed under aavheel. All that is required is to'place-the jack where it is to extremity adapted to'rec eive the shank or table relation, so that said rest may be' position the jack must be '7 or its equivalent is inserted through a holenects the said parts in a separable manner ard and 11ft member A to theopposite-sideand earsor lugs 6 top and bottom at its of yoke B is pivoted in or upon the end of the base of bracket 3, and when in this p0-' stand and then raise-the lift member into 119 F. C. MUssUN.

engaging position beneath the part to be adapted to receive and center the hub or raised and at the same time engage yoke B other object engaged. 40 under the corresponding or nearest ratchet It should have been observed that the tooth 5 with the lever in raised position, of standard S has a base. extension I) at its 5 course. Then by depressing the lever. or front, and that the arm a of the left bar is handle to its lowest position the wheel or directly above this extension. The head axle or other part engaged will be raised or rest D for the object to be raised is ax- 45 sufiicient-ly to free the wheel from the floor ially swiveled in the said arm so that it and'the work will be done and the jack makes no difference how the jack is posilocked. tioned in respect to the wheel to be raised The hubs of automobiles usually have a and the weight will always come in the' fine paint or varnish finish and therefore to same place and the jack will stand erect 50 protect the same and avoid possible injury and carry its load. to paint or bead. or other surface ornamenta- I claim:

tion, I prefer to lay a leather, rubber, or 1. In a device of the character described, other protecting linlng or cushioning 12 in a standard, alift-bar mounted upon the edge rest D. a lift-bar having slidable engagement on 55 The lift movement imparted by handle said flanges and provided with an outward C is only sufiicient to raise-the tread of the projection integral with the front edge '20 wheel \V from the floor, but the adjustment thereof, and a head having a free pivot of member A upon standard S covers a wide on said projection to rotate horizontally, range of up and down adaptation and moveand means to raise said lift-bar in respect 60 ment, and in this connection it is seen that to said standard. the use of a side projection or extension a 2. In a device 'of'the character described,

is important and of decided advantage. a standard,a lift-bar mounted upon the edge Thus, said projection permits member A thereof and provided with an integral arm to be dropped to a very low level to engage at its top and a socket in its extremity and 55 beneath an unusually low wheel-hub or vea head having a transverse depression on hicle axle While at the same time the standits top adapted to engage the object to be ard is brought very close to the part engaged raised and a spindle on its bottom rotatable and may extend to a greater height than in said socket; said object, see Fig. 5. This figure or view In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 70 2.150 clearly ldiscloses that rest D has perfect in presence of two witnesses.

reedom to e rotated upon its axis regard- T less of its relative elevation whether higher JOHL BURKHOLDER' or lower than the top of the standard, and Witnesses: the depression or transversely'curved for- E. M. FIsHER, mation on the top of said rest or head is It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,004,741, granted October 3, 1911, upon theapplication of John Burkholder, of Ashland, Ohio, for an improvement in Lift-Jacks for Automobiles}? an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as followsf'Page 2, line 54, strike out the words a lift-bar mounted upon the edge and insert the words and comma flanges at front edges, and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Oflice. j v

Signed and sealed this 21st day of November, D., 1911.

' [snub] E. B. MOORE,

Commissioner of Patents,

F. C. MUssUN.

engaging position beneath the part to be adapted to receive and center the hub or raised and at the same time engage yoke B other object engaged. 40 under the corresponding or nearest ratchet It should have been observed that the tooth with the lever in raised position, of standard S has a base. extension I) at its 5 course. Then by depressing the lever. or front, and that the arm a of the left bar is handle to its lowest position the wheel or directly above this extension. The head axle or other part engaged will be raised or rest D for the object to be raised is ax- 45 sufiicient-ly to free the wheel from the floor ially swiveled in the said arm so that it and'the work will be done and the jack makes no difference how the jack is posilocked. tioned in respect to the wheel to be raised The hubs of automobiles usually have a and the weight will always come in the' fine paint or varnish finish and therefore to same place and the jack will stand erect 50 protect the same and avoid possible injury and carry its load. to paint or bead. or other surface ornamenta- I claim:

tion, I prefer to lay a leather, rubber, or 1. In a device of the character described, other protecting linlng or cushioning 12 in a standard, alift-bar mounted upon the edge rest D. a lift-bar having slidable engagement on 55 The lift movement imparted by handle said flanges and provided with an outward C is only sufiicient to raise-the tread of the projection integral with the front edge '20 wheel \V from the floor, but the adjustment thereof, and a head having a free pivot of member A upon standard S covers a wide on said projection to rotate horizontally, range of up and down adaptation and moveand means to raise said lift-bar in respect 60 ment, and in this connection it is seen that to said standard. the use of a side projection or extension a 2. In a device 'of'the character described,

is important and of decided advantage. a standard,a lift-bar mounted upon the edge Thus, said projection permits member A thereof and provided with an integral arm to be dropped to a very low level to engage at its top and a socket in its extremity and 55 beneath an unusually low wheel-hub or vea head having a transverse depression on hicle axle While at the same time the standits top adapted to engage the object to be ard is brought very close to the part engaged raised and a spindle on its bottom rotatable and may extend to a greater height than in said socket; said object, see Fig. 5. This figure or view In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 70 2.150 clearly ldiscloses that rest D has perfect in presence of two witnesses.

reedom to e rotated upon its axis regard- T less of its relative elevation whether higher JOHL BURKHOLDER' or lower than the top of the standard, and Witnesses: the depression or transversely'curved for- E. M. FIsHER, mation on the top of said rest or head is It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,004,741, granted October 3, 1911, upon theapplication of John Burkholder, of Ashland, Ohio, for an improvement in Lift-Jacks for Automobiles}? an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as followsf'Page 2, line 54, strike out the words a lift-bar mounted upon the edge and insert the words and comma flanges at front edges, and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Oflice. j v

Signed and sealed this 21st day of November, D., 1911.

' [snub] E. B. MOORE,

Commissioner of Patents,

Correction in Letters Patent No. 1,004,741.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,004,741, granted October 3, 1911, upon the application of John Burkholder, of Ashland, Ohio, for an improvement in Lift-Jacks for Automobiles, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as followszPage 2, line 54, strike out the words words end comma. flanges at itsfront edges, and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the seine may conform to the record of the ease in the Patent Ofliee.

Signed and sealed this 21st day of November, ,D., 1911.

a. lift-bar mounted upon the edge and insert the E. B. MOORE, Commissioner f Patents, 

